A teacher in Florida who tried to
redefine the meaning of the N word
to black students, by the way,
is now under investigation.
The teacher who is not seen
in the video that we're about to
show you made other racially
insensitive comments.
So with that said, here's a look at
the TikTok video that had
been going viral as a result of
what this teacher was doing.
Let's take a look.
>> What?
>> They would crack the slaves with
the whips.
>> They wouldn't do that to slaves
they are- >> How do you know?
Were you there?
[LAUGH] >> Let me help you out with
your, okay before I kick you out.
>> How, for why?
>> You want to have
an honest conversation,
let's have an honest conversation.
Don't give me the let's have
an honest conversation.
>> [LAUGH] Okay.
>> Thats what I want,
that's what we're here in AP for.
>> And now that Florida teacher is
about to get real honest about what
he thinks about the N word, listen.
>> If I call somebody the N word,
what am I calling?
>> The N word?
>> No.
[LAUGH] >> Ignorant.
>> Yeah, ignorant.
The N word just means ignorant.
It doesn't have any other meaning
in any other vocabulary,
other than you are a stupid person,
you are ignorant.
You are not well read.
You are not well educated.
That's what it means.
>> That is the first time I
actually watched that video.
I read about the story, wow.
So this happened in an AP history
class.
The video has been reported to
the Lee school district, and
now there's an investigation.
The teacher hasn't been fired yet.
The local NBC affiliate tried to
reach out to the student for
comment, and has not heard back.
So I'm sharing all the details that
we know about the story so far, but
wow, AP history class.
>> Yeah, so
the right wing sometimes lie with
such conviction that it gets me
to question there for a second.
I was like, I saw that video and
I thought, is there a second
definition of the N word?
And maybe it's an antiquated
definition, and it's no longer in
use and I missed it.
And so I looked it up, right?
And of course not, of course not.
You go to any online dictionary,
first of all the one I went to,
it says, usage alert.
And then it says, this term is now
probably the most offensive word in
the English language.
No, no, no, it just means ignorant.
It's not a reference
to anything else.
And then of course,
the definition is derogatory term
towards African Americans.
Of course, of course, the only time
ignorant is ever mentioned, and
I'll give it to you in
the second definition.
It says a contentious term used to
refer to a person of any racial or
ethnic origin regarded as
contemptible, inferior,
ignorant, etc.
It specifically refers to a race or
ethnic origin and is inferior and
ignorant, etc.
No, the main definition is
contemptuous term used to refer to
a black person.
Anyway, so, but why?
If you notice one of the students
actually said the word ignorant,
and then the teacher said yes.
That made me think my God,
this is apparently a talking
point among the right wing.
No, the N word doesn't even mean
it, no, it just means ignorant.
And the media has been
lying to you, wink, wink.
The dictionary has been lying
to you, fake words, why?
because they want to use it,
they've been using it their whole
lives.
They love it, and
they can't let it go.
So now they're making up nonsense.
Look, the revision of history of
racists is overwhelming
in this country.
You go down to the South,
and I've been all over the South.
There's tons of stores
where they sell stuff like crap,
the Yankees don't know how to read,
they don't know history.
Civil War wasn't about slavery,
it was about
states' rights to own slaves.
[LAUGH] Got you.
No, you didn't get us,
you're an idiot.
Of course it was about slavery.
What the hell was
the states' right for?
Was it for peach cobbler?
Anyway, now you can tell how deeply
racist that teacher is, because it
wasn't just about the N word.
He said, no, the slave owners never
whipped the slaves.
You're teaching history?
You're teaching AP history?
No, he should be fired instantly.
Forget the racist stuff,
don't forget it, but
he should be fired because he's
not actually teaching history.
He's teaching some weirdo
right-wing alternate reality, and
not doing his job.
It's like a math teacher going,
did you know that 2,
if you look it up, is actually 3?
Mm-hm, 2 plus 2 doesn't equal 4,
it equals 7, you're fired.
You're fired on the spot because
you're not teaching what you're
supposed to teach.